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Samsung Galaxy S III Mini Launched, Equipped with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (Update)
Samsung Galaxy S III Mini Launched, Equipped with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (Update)
*Update as of 14/12/2012 2.56 p.m: Winston Goh, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Mobile Communications, Samsung Asia Pte Ltd, has informed us that the company is planning to launch the Galaxy S III Mini sometime in Q1 2013.
*Update as of 14/12/2012 11.56 a.m: The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini may make an appearance in Singapore as a listing for the device appears on IDA Equipment Search List, thanks to eagle-eyed Sim YuMing who tipped us off on Twitter. We are checking with Samsung Singapore on its launch date.
As confirmed by JK Shin, the head of Samsung Mobile Communications, the Korean company launched the Galaxy S III Mini in Germany.
The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini is powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which is also featured in the Galaxy S III LTE and the upcoming Galaxy Note II. Not surprisingly, the Galaxy S III Mini sports a 4-inch Super AMOLED display with resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.
Running under the hood is a ST-Ericsson NovaThor dual-core 1GHz processor , a Mali-400 GPU and 1GB RAM. Software-wise, you get Google Now, S Voice, S Beam and Smart Stay on the Galaxy S III Mini.
The Galaxy S III Mini comes in two storage capacities: 8GB and 16GB. If you need more storage capacity, there is a microSD slot that supports up to 32GB. Measuring 121.55 x 63 x 9.85mm, the Galaxy S III Mini is quite light at 111.5g with its 1,500mAh battery.
There is no word yet on its availability outside Europe. We will update this section where we have the information. In the meantime, here's a comparison of the Samsung Galaxy S III Mini against the other recently announced 4-inch Android smartphones:
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Sources: Samsung, IDA Equipment Checklist via Sim YuMing
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